Winning blow: knight to d5 (f4)
c9-16795naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
23. Nd5+ Kd7 24. Nxb4
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d5 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- Well found: knight to b4 (+5.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kd7, then Nxb4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #790.
SP-790 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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